Thanks to all of you for your replies.  I am beginning to settle down a bit.
I live in Ontario Canada and I will be 52 this year.  I do not have any
symptoms whatsoever
I passed on the red wine to calm my nerves. A few more questions if I may.

I went for a yearly physical and went for the usual tests and was sent for
further blood tests.  I was told by my Dr. that I have Hep C - I have never
been more freaked out in my life.  I felt that she handed me a death
sentence.  I have no idea where I have contracted this disease. ...

You can:
  - lick all the stamps in your stamp collection, pick a day when you have
the spit to do it
  - look at the calendar

SVR for everybody in 2005!!!

An Austrian long-term study has shown that untreated HCV reduces life
expectancy by an average of 15 years for men, 18 years for women. In
contrast to earlier studies based on up to 20 years, the new study has
examined 442 patients over a span of 27 years. All patients were

What is the dual drug treatment that supposedly has 4-5 people in ten
virus-free (they won't say "cured")? Interferon and what else?
Something by mouth?

Some weeks ago I posted the results of my week 24 pcr test, and the results
were "equivocal". Because we did not understand the results we decided to do
a do-over. This time it came back "negative". This is much better that
equivocal, as the results are clear. Finally I was able ...

Hello group...I have been lurking around here for a couple of months
now. I started treatment 9 weeks ago (peg-interferon and ribaviran
800mg. a day)...first labs after a month were good. Doc said RBC count
was lower than before treatment but still okay...other than that he said

Hey Raven, is one more damn swamp creature going to change a single thing?
His mind is already suffering swampfever,
so put down those books and come out and play for a while.
Firebird

Hey Jen, as it is Mother' Day over here, and you are a Mother, and as Wendybird
is being stubborn, which won't do her any good at all, here for you is a rose.
        @--->-------
Firebird

Is there a chat room that you guys go to?
Mag

You know recently since I've started eating fresh fruit again, and it has
become apparent what a relief a good b.m. is sometimes when you're feeling
the tx sides in the guts area.  Until now we've not really discussed that on
this group.  Does anyone agree from their own ...

I was talking to a friend who is a medical doctor and a clinical
nutritionist.  He said
"if your body Ph is acidic cancers and many other diasese's can take hold.
If your

New computer, just testing that posts get to the group.

Did my last shot, number 48, today!
Still have to take the Riba this week, but other than that I am finally
through.
Kill the dragon,